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08-05-2016, 10:28 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Elmira NY
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| Keeping all four puppies from the litter good or bad idea My Yorkie just had 4 puppies and we are considering keeping all four of them. I just recently heard about littermate syndrome and I wondered if this happens alot with Yorkies or if it would be alright to keep them all. Thanks in advance for all advice. |
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08-05-2016, 10:48 AM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: italy
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| I'd keep them all but that's just me. Consider the cost, space, etc. Never heard of littermate syndrome. Maybe more info on the subject would be a help. |
08-05-2016, 11:05 AM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: italy
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| I have a friend that has 22 at the moment. :-) What more can I say. |
08-05-2016, 11:23 AM | #5 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Elmira NY
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| I know I don't know how I would choose either. It doesn't seem fair lol. I just read about litter syndrome. Supposedly if you have more then one from a litter they bind to each other instead of you and don't socialize well. So I wondered if anyone had experienced it before or not or if anyone has ever kept the entire litter. |
08-05-2016, 05:45 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Florida
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| keeping all four puppies from the litter Please keep them all, I always keep all my puppies and never heard of that syndrome. Never a problem, they are all attached to me. I have a mom, an aunt and two kids. All spayed except the "little girl" 4 years old for which I am looking for a small male to mate. |
08-05-2016, 06:16 PM | #7 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Elmira NY
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| My plan is to keep them all. I hope I can handle all of them. I will have a total of 6 dogs. That's certainly a handful! |
08-05-2016, 07:35 PM | #8 |
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08-05-2016, 07:38 PM | #9 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Elmira NY
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| Definetly not for breeding by any means!! |
08-05-2016, 10:17 PM | #10 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: italy
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| Never had trouble with littermates but 6 dogs are quite a lot to handle. I hope you have plenty of free time. |
08-06-2016, 12:15 AM | #11 |
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| I will do the same thing! Because my motto is the more doggy is the more full of happy life experience, but I know that's not easy, because you need to be responsible for what happen to them and you need to do everything for them to grow healthy. |
08-06-2016, 02:48 AM | #12 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
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| Keep them, I could NEVER part with any puppy if I had choose to breed any of my girls. I couldn't trust that even a family member would care for them the way I cared for all my babies. Even if they are litter mates you will always be # one for them. You will get use to caring for 6 babies, KEEP THEM.
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08-06-2016, 03:18 AM | #13 |
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| I have 4 girls that are litter mates 2 and 2 and they all have the same dad no problems here
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08-22-2016, 03:08 PM | #14 |
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| You are making me jealous I so wish I could have another yorkie
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08-22-2016, 03:09 PM | #15 |
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| They are so adorable I can hardly stand it! |
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